RateADrug.com Logo The users guide
to prescription drugs
and supplements
Finding the right
medication is important
Let RateADrug help.
  • Evaluate your current medication
  • Compare conventional and alternative therapies
  • Get information without drug company bias
 Home |Compare Treatments |Evaluate Your Treatment |Symptom Feedback |Drugs A to Z |Supplements A to Z |More Tools
Search for a Treatment  
Find Treatments by Condition       
Browse by name:
Aa-Ab | Ac | Ad-Ak | Al | Am | An-Ap | Aq-Ar | As-Az  Hide
Ba-Bd | Be-Bh | Bi-Bo | Bp-Br | Bs-Bz  Hide
Ca | Cb-Ce | Cf-Ch | Ci | Cj-Cl | Cm-Co | Cp-Cz  Hide
Da-Dd | De | Df-Di |Dj-Do | Dp-Dz  Hide
Ea-El | Em-Ep | Eq-Es | Et | Eu-Ez  Hide
Fa-Fd | Fe-Fh | Fi-Fk | Fl | Fm-Ft | Fu-Fz  Hide
Ha-He | Hf-Hz  Hide
Ia-Il | Im-In | Io-Ip | Iq-Iz  Hide
La-Ld | Le| Lf-Ln| Lo | Lp-Lz  Hide
Na | Nb-Nh | Ni | Nj-Nz  Hide
Oa-Op | Oq-Ow | Ox-Oz  Hide
Pa | Pb-Pe | Pf-Ph | Pi | Pj-Pr | Ps-Pz  Hide
Ra-Rd | Re | Rf-Rz  Hide
Ta-Td | Te | Tf-Th | Ti | Tj-Tq | Tra-Tri | Trj-Tz  Hide
Get Help
Evaluate Your Treatment
Treatment Information
Compare Treatments
Symptom Feedback
Health Tips
Treatment Information
There is no brand desctiption
Exclusive Features
New
Famous People with HIV/AIDS
SmallEarvin_%22Magic%22_Johnson_on_%2707.jpg

Magic Johnson

The world was stunned when Dream Team basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV-positive in 1991.

Small400px-Queen_-_Freddie_Mercury.jpg

Freddie Mercury

The charismatic lead singer of Queen contracted HIV in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

Smallgia.jpg

Gia Carangi

Gorgeous model Gia was one of the first world-famous people to die of AIDS, in the days when few treatments were available.

SmallEazy-E.jpg

Eazy-E

Gangsta rapper Eazy-E thouht he was having problems with asthma, but died of AIDS within a month of diagnosis.

SmallRock Hudson.jpg

Rock Hudson

"His legacy will be our continued fight for a cure for AIDS," said Dynasty co-star Linda Gray of the first major star to die of AIDS.

SmallLiberace.jpg

Liberace

Liberace's manager claimed that the entertainer's extreme weight loss came from the Watermelon Diet, not AIDS.

SmallArthur Ashe.jpg

Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe contracted HIV during heart surgery, in the days before the blood supply was routinely tested for the virus.

SmallIsaac_Asimov01.jpg

Isaac Asimov

Although Isaac Asimov showed symptoms of AIDS after heart surgery, his doctors refused to test him.

Smalllouganis.jpg

Greg Louganis

Greg Louganis originally thought HIV was a death sentence, but his cousin convinced him to stay active.

Small-Tommy_Morrison.jpg

Tommy Morrison

Did boxer Tommy Morrison have HIV and shake it off, or did he never have it at all?
RateADrug.com - Where users identify, review and compare
over 8000 prescription drugs and alternative treatments
RateADrug users evaluate their treatments and compare real-world safety and effectiveness data on prescription drugs and alternative therapies.
Recent RateADrug.com User Comments
Erythromycin
User Ratings:
2.2
 Effectiveness
5.7
 Side Effects
3.5
 Holistic Benefits
This drug is efficient against sexually transmited infections but it has secondary effects. It is important to take the teratment for at elast 15 days to be cured.
Rate it View / Add Comments View User Ratings
Topamax
User Ratings:
6.5
 Effectiveness
7
 Side Effects
5.9
 Holistic Benefits
I use a mix of drugs as preventive for my "Cluster" condition one is Topamax. At first I was on 250mg and it was terrible as I lost weight, dizzy, total lack of concentration and at time could not even remember my telephone number or home address. No aftyer treatment I am down to 25mg (morning and 50mg night and I feel no side effects yet I still feel a slight lack of concentration, drowsiness and weight loss. I use Topax with one other drug every day and after +20 years of cluster... View full comment
Rate it View / Add Comments View User Ratings
Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
User Ratings:
-1.3
 Effectiveness
7.2
 Side Effects
1.8
 Holistic Benefits
When my 14 year old daughter's new doctor suggested the vaccine, I shared my concerns with my daughter's past Rheumatoid Arthritis condition and voiced my concerns for her compromised immunity system. She told me that the vaccine was completely safe. She lied. Within 20 minutes my daughter was extremely sick with flu like symptoms, vomiting, diarrhea, numbness on her left side...the side of the injection, extreme fatigue, brain fog, PID (pelvic inflammatory disease, that was proven in thre... View full comment
Rate it View / Add Comments View User Ratings
Betahistine
User Ratings:
4
 Effectiveness
6.9
 Side Effects
4.9
 Holistic Benefits
I developed Menier's in my early sixties. It took a while to control so that my specialist put me on increasing amounts of Betahistine. At six to eight a day it was mostly controlled although I had break- out episodes that put me in hospital overnight. I was also prescribed medication to control fluid , in my head, I guess. These included indapamide and potassium. Buccanase or semitol was there for when I did have an episode. Now 6 years on, I can control the condition as long as I stick... View full comment
Rate it View / Add Comments View User Ratings
Adderall XR
User Ratings:
6.8
 Effectiveness
6.5
 Side Effects
7.3
 Holistic Benefits
I was prescribed Adderall XR for adult ADHD. It definetly helped with the ADHD symptoms of innattention and lack of focus but I began abusing the adderall and took up to 30 XR mg, 3 times per day. Taking more than prescribed made me very aggitated, hyper focused and made my fibromyalgia nerve pain worse. I stop taking adderall al together.
Rate it View / Add Comments View User Ratings
Flucloxacillin
User Ratings:
3.8
 Effectiveness
7.2
 Side Effects
4.5
 Holistic Benefits
I had this druf before last year and they gave after surgey and every time it makes me ill im not happy the gp didn't check I was bad last time I feel so depressed sick and dizzy and pain in stomach I feel so ill worst than op I must never take it again
Rate it View / Add Comments View User Ratings
Dulcolax
User Ratings:
7.5
 Effectiveness
3
 Side Effects
6.1
 Holistic Benefits
I only used it once and I had a terrible experience with it, even though for all intent and purposes it did work. The night I took it, I woke up in sweats and I starting vomiting pretty badly. I was also dizzy and I could barely stand. I was up all night, but the next day I was fine.
Rate it View / Add Comments View User Ratings
Sign Up  to receive regular survey results on chosen medications
Apply  for the Pre-med Student PREP Initiative
Our Guarantee: Your personal information, including email address, will never be shared, solicited or used for any purpose other than to send the reports you have specifically requested.  We publish only statistical information and user comments.

Famous People By Condition

(see how they coped)

--Select One--

Most Frequently Rated Medications


For Your Health



Affiliates click here

Directory of Sponsored Services

Health begins with Knowledge. Visit our sponsors on your journey to a healthier, happier life.

Patient Resources

Legal / Regulatory Notices

Health Practitioners

Wellness Products

Clinical Trials / Research

Lifestyle

Medication Name:
Home: RateADrug.com
© 2009 RateADrug.com All rights reserved.